The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better

Introduction and background The Spirit Level is an exploration of the impacts of inequality on society. The book argues that inequality has a causal link with social ills, including but not limited to obesity, teenage pregnancy and crime. It also argues that everyone benefits from greater equality, even the rich. The authors, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, have academic backgrounds in epidemiology. A field to which Pickett has devoted her entire career, Wilkinson meanwhile, initially studied economic history. Wilkinson and Pickett contribute to wider popular scholarship regarding inequality since the economic crisis of 2008. A wide range of authors from Robert Frank to Michael Schwalbe published numerous books on inequality in tandem the…

In modern society, the term “Social welfare” has been regularly misinterpreted and judged in many levels. The society often believes that social welfare is only specifically referring to programs such as social assistance for the poor. Truth is, everyone in the society is a recipient of some form of social welfare program. It includes tax benefits, public services, and even Canada Pension Plan along with many other beneficial programs. On one hand, such system should be regulated and modified…

especially if you do know that your time is soon expiring. Religion, opinion on past wrongdoings, society’s remembrance, age, support of loved ones and doctors, time remaining, and the concept of legacy help you accept the face of death and overcome wasteful stress on yourself and others. Religion is a prominent aspect of accepting death. Grace Walsh states, “many people do not know their position on religion until loss strikes,” which…

January, 1948 was on “His persistence in his theory of non-violence in the event of a nuclear attack on a city.” The Mahatma’s reply was that if the defenseless citizens died in a spirit on non-violence, their sacrifice would not in vain; they might all pray for the soul of the pilot who had thoughtlessly sprayed death on the city. This was the last message of compassion to mankind. Gandhi had said,” Non-Violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mighter than the mightiest…

manage our attitudes in leadership, entrepreneurship and even team membership. In the article “What’s Your Influencing Style” by Chris Musselwhite and Tammie Plouffe, we learned why was of great importance for us to know what is our predominant style of influence or which one we feel more comfortable with. Our influencing style helps us in determining how we exert our power and influence on others and also aids in understanding the other influencing styles (5). Each of the styles of influence…

Question 2: Introduction: Local competition can be described as existence of local firms that sell the same services or goods to customers on a competitive level to gain customers and make a profit. International competition can be described as the existence for global companies that serve customers over the whole world with the aim to satisfy customer needs and maximize profit. International competition has been increased by shipping channels, reducing of barriers and centralized financial…

Sanger proclaims to her readers; “ (Abortion) is an abhorrent operation which kills the tenderness and delicacy of womanhood, even as it may kill or injure the body.” She goes on to explain that infanticide in itself has been occurring since ancient times, and still in more modern times and is an outcry of womankind for freedom. She sees the solution to these problems, both abortion and infanticide as educating all women on how/why to use the scientific contraceptive methods and devices…

The 1970 Act only dealt with equal pay for the same work but in 1975 the EU directive on Equal Pay was passed based on article 119. In 1978, despite the passage of legislation to promote equal pay, women’s position in the UK was still worse than in Italy, France, Germany, or the Benelux countries in 1972. However, The Act has now been mostly superseded by Part 5, chapter 3, of the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider…

However, the term cracks that is used in this statement should not be used to say that these cracks are humongous. In fact, to analyze the size of these cracks to the size of the earth, these cracks are very, very small. Furthermore, the ozone layer has 'cracks ' or the more used term is 'holes ' in its layer. However, do these cracks pose a problem for the existence of life on earth? The answer is no. To continue on, the world is a broken place, however instead of talking about the earth, let…

comes in between her and her ambitions. Maya Angelou incorporates different themes, structures, and multiple types of figurative language such as repetition, metaphor, imagery, and simile to bring more impact towards the readers. She also portrays different subject-matters for each poem to make her works more diverse. Maya Angelou is one of the most important orators of the twentieth century and African-American authors. Most of her…